Detective Constable Rachel Lee said: "We're pleased that Thompson is now behind bars. She's a nasty, violent individual who's been terrorising the Worksop community and she clearly thought she was above the law."

Life in prison for murderer

Lee Moody was stabbed six times in just three seconds by Richard Prendergast after he mistakenly accused him of taking his Samsung Galaxy.

The mobile was picked up by accident by another visitor to Mr Moody's home in Frederick Street in Worksop, Nottingham Crown Court heard.

Prendergast, 38, of Raymoth Lane, Worksop, had left the phone charging and returned to the house to find it missing.

He swore as he said “where’s my phone” and “I need to find my mobile phone. It’s been ‘shanked’".

Although Mr Moody, 44, denied any wrong-doing, Prendergast, pictured, did not accept that, getting a knife from the kitchen and delivering a volley of blows to his left chest and neck.

At court, Prendergast pleaded guilty to murder.

He was given a life sentence and ordered to serve a minimum of 19 years before he can apply for parole.

Fraudster jailed

Alaska Freeman lied her way in to a top job and stole £115,000 from two local companies.

Man who goaded police from house

Kieran Anderson had gone to the home of his former partner, in Yorke Drive, Newark, on drink and drugs and embarked on a spree of destruction.

Police marksmen were drafted in, a hostage negotiator, emergency services, a police helicopter and nearby homes were evacuated on April 16.

Two hours later he gave up and came out of the address.

"It was a two-hour hostage-type situation, long enough for police to evacuate residents from the street and housing estate," said prosecutor Gareth Gimson.

Judge Stuart Rafferty QC sentenced him concurrently to three years and four months for making threats to kill; three months for damaging property and two years for making threats to cause criminal damage.

He imposed a restraining order indefinitely.

Lauren Fisher, for 30-year-old Anderson, of no fixed address, said he is "fully appreciative of the upset and destruction caused".

Cannabis grower locked up

A man who was caught growing 80 cannabis plants in a property in Basford was jailed.

William Francis, 51, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on October 26, and pleaded guilty to multiple drug offences.

Francis, formerly of Padstow Road, Bestwood, was sentenced to a total of three years and two months in prison after being caught twice by police.

A police officer attended what was then Francis’s address in Basford Road, Old Basford, on January 30, 2017, and found 48 cannabis plants in the basement.

In April, while inquiries were ongoing, a further warrant recovered 32 plants at the same address.

On both occasions scales, cash and other drugs paraphernalia were also found along with evidence of Francis offering to supply heroin and cocaine, say police.

He pleaded guilty to three counts of producing a Class B drug, two counts of offering to supply a Class A drug, one count of supply of a Class B drug and one of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs.

Knife-point robbers jailed

Robbers who tied up a couple and threatened them with a knife in their own home were jailed.

Scott Hatherley, pictured left, and Thomas Bullivant burst through the doors of a garden bar while the couple were enjoying a drink and shouted "where is the money?".

The pair then tied up the couple up before Bullivant, 31, of no fixed address, put a knife to the face of the husband.

The terrifying robbery happened in Linden Grove, Gedling, on November 7, 2017.

Bullivant punched the husband in the face and kicked him in the chest before he was forced to crawl back over his wife and told to sit with her.

They were tied together by their waists and threatened again, with Bullivant repeatedly asked for money but were told there was only a small amount of money in the kitchen.

The 31-year-old again held a knife to the face of the husband, telling him his sister was locked in the boot of a car outside, before locking the couple in the garden area.

The duo then searched the house and stole the couple's vehicles.

The couple had to smash their way out of the bar before calling police.

Bullivant, pictured right, was arrested a week later after leaving his mobile phone at the scene. He was sentenced to seven years and four months in jail for his role.

• Four counts of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs following stop checks

According to Nottinghamshire Police, he was dealing drugs around Bestwood and Top Valley and they were helped by tip offs from locals in bringing him to justice.

Cousins jailed

A violent robber got 15 years' jail for terrorising three residents and then tying up a couple to steal a getaway car.

Dwain West, 26, was told by a judge that he went on a "campaign of violent robberies" with his cousin, attacking police and stabbing one officer's dog.

Judge Sarah Buckingham declared West to be a dangerous offender and said he must remain in prison for a decade before facing the Parole Board. He may have to serve the total term if he is still regarded as a public risk.

West, pictured left, stormed out of the dock at Nottingham Crown Court when told he must spend at least ten years inside.

West, of Pedmore Valley, Bestwood, had only been released from prison five weeks before the offences on March 18.

A 12-year prison term was imposed on Nathan Whyler, 30, of Ridgeway Walk, Top Valley. He will be released on licence after six years. He is pictured on the right.

They admitted robbery, attempted robbery and aggravated vehicle taking. West also admitted wounding, criminal damage, having an offensive weapon and trying to resist arrest.

Nine years for robber

A robber who made off with cash from a Hyson Green shop's till was caught because his getaway vehicle was a public bus.

Ricardo Frankson, 36, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, October 5, to nine years behind bars.

He had previously been found guilty, following a trial, of robbery and possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

The court heard how Frankson entered Khan Stores in Bentinck Road with a weapon on the night of Monday, February 19 this year and demanded money from the till.

The shop owner and his friend were stood behind the counter when Frankson, of Villa Road in the Arboretum, pointed the weapon at them and shouted at them to hand over money.

Officers were able to track Frankson’s movements after he was caught on CCTV cameras.

He was seen on one camera counting the stolen money after getting on a bus, using a bus pass which gave his personal details.

Burglar made a run for it but was caught

A brave burglary victim was commended by a judge after he chased and nabbed the man who broke into his home.

After hearing about the man's heroism, Judge Timothy Spencer QC said he should be awarded £300 from public funds.

The man came home to a "householder's nightmare", said the judge, when he discovered Kadeem Callum Brown in his St Ann's home in Ball Street on October 8.

The defendant, 25, of no fixed address, realised the game was up and shouted "wrong house" and made a run for it.

As the shocked householder gave chase, he took hold of Brown who dropped his loot.

Magistrates in Nottingham found Mills guilty of burglary with intent to steal after a trial and sent his case to be sentenced at the Canal Street court on Wednesday, October 24.

In June 2016, he was given a three-year sentence for offering to supply Class A drugs and being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. He has been been recalled to prison and his new sentence will run alongside it.

His barrister said Mills had historical issues with drugs but has been clean for a long time.

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Damien Hammond, 29, obstructed a police officer and was disorderly toward police, shop staff and the public during the last three months.

Hammond committed these crimes despite being given a 21-week sentence, suspended for 12 months, by magistrates on April 17 for a number of other offences.

These included theft, possession of an offensive weapon and indecent exposure between March and April 2018.

Robbers showed no mercy

Two "violent" men who "showed no mercy" and robbed a 28-year-old man in Sutton-in-Ashfield were each sentenced to 33 months in prison.

Shane Chapman, 38, of Langton Court and Richard Coker, 41, of Barnes Crescent, both of Sutton-in-Ashfield, pleaded guilty to robbery at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, October 8.

Police said the two men knocked the victim to the floor and stole his wallet and tobacco.

They had also kicked him repeatedly as he lay on the ground.

Thief stabbed police dog

A criminal who stabbed a police dog and left an officer 'fearing for her life' was jailed for more than six years.

Matthew Stretch, of Plantation Road, Keyworth, was being tracked by PD Axle during a huge manhunt which included armed officers and the police helicopter.

The 28-year-old surrounded himself with an arsenal of weapons and told his then partner “if anyone comes for me I am going to kill them” before making his escape.

The police dog found him in a canal and when he was approached by the animal, Stretch stabbed him three times.

He pleaded guilty to three counts of making threats to kill, common assault, possession of offensive weapons, criminal damage and breaching a restraining order.

He also pleaded guilty to theft from an earlier offence which saw him walk into H Samuel Jewellers, in Lister Gate, Nottingham, on June 12 and steal two rings worth a combined total of £1,500.

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Dealers jailed, a Millwall football fan and company directors

Would-be drug dealer jailed

Former chef Anthony Ramsden was jailed for five years and seven months.

He admitted dangerous driving, having drugs in the most dangerous category with intent to supply them.

A judge ordered the confiscation of £381 found on Ramsden, 29, of Fircroft Avenue, Nottingham. The drugs, which included cocaine, must be destroyed.

Dealers jailed

Blake Price was given a 28-month prison term.

A haul of cannabis was found in his home in Aiden Gardens, Top Valley, on August 22 last year. Officers had to force their way in.

Price, 27, (pictured left) declined to name the man who delivered the drugs, telling officers that he feared "reprisals."

Price, now of Potter's Close, Nottingham, admitted five counts of having cannabis with intent to supply it. Judge John Burgess said that some offences were committed while he was on bail.

A one-year prison sentence was passed for Anthony Starbuck, 41, of Bestwood Park Drive, Nottingham. He admitted conspiring with Price and having cannabis with intent to supply. He is pictured on the right.

Millwall fan jailed

A Millwall football supporter who had a charge of manslaughter against him dropped has been jailed for two years after punching a rival fan who later died.

The 50-year-old had drunk seven pints of lager before the Friday night fixture on August 4, 2017, and said he used violence against Mr O'Donnell because he was saying "West Ham" at him - the two clubs have a fierce rivalry.

Leicester Crown Court heard how the victim suffered a skull fracture and bleeding on the brain as a result of the "entirely unnecessary as well as aggressive blow".

Mr O'Donnell was found in a critical condition two weeks later at his house in Newark, Nottinghamshire, after falling down the stairs, and was pronounced dead in hospital on August 24.

Csomor Junior was also found guilty of conspiring to hold a man for slavery or servitude.

The following were found guilty of conspiring to arrange or facilitate entry within the UK of a person with a view to their sexual exploitation; conspiracy to arrange and facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation and a plot to control prostitution for gain.

Julianna Varga, 49, of Normanton Road, Derby, (pictured top right) and Robert Csomor were found guilty of conspiring to arrange for travel for exploitation. Varga, the mother of Robert and Casaba junior, got two years in prison.

The jury found four of the defendants not guilty of earlier charges of conspiring to arrange UK entry for sex exploitation

Brothers jailed

A gunman got five years' jail after blasting a bedroom window - when his brother gave him a lift on a motorbike.

The late night incident came after Reece Palmer, pictured right, claimed to have been threatened by the gang of a man who lived at the house in Madryn Walk, Top Valley.

Details were given in Nottingham Crown Court. Palmer's brother Kayne, pictured left, was sent to prison for four years for his part in the gun crime and other charges.

David Allan, prosecuting, said 24-year-old Reece visited the home earlier that day and got involved in a dispute, "perhaps over motorbikes." There was a fight, a door was smashed and his DNA was found indoors.

Reece and Kayne went to the address with a loaded shotgun. CCTV showed a man get off a motorbike and carry the weapon towards the home which a couple and their 18-month-old daughter had just left.

He returned to the bike but then went back. Moments later a shot was heard before Reece was seen running back to the motorcycle at 12.30am on April 6.

He was heard saying: "I am going to kill him." And Kayne, 26, said: "I'll be back tomorrow to kill him."

Mr Allan told the court: "Half an hour after the first incident, these defendants were able to source a shotgun and ammunition.

"An upstairs window was smashed, there was a hole in the glass and a hole in the net curtains."

The brothers, both of Winterton Rise, admitted having a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Reece admitted several other charges including having cannabis with intent to supply others.

Kayne pleaded guilty to other matters which included having a knife in public.